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The Winners of the Hairstyling Professionals Choices

Beauty professionals love a good show, and it sounds like they did it up right at the International Beauty Show (IBS) in New York.

It may be the largest gathering of manufacturers and beauty professionals alike. They reported attracting over 50,000 beauty professionals and over 500 of the industry’s biggest names.

“you’ll soon be seeing new trends and products”

This is a show where retail manufacturers presented mostly free classes, to beauty professionals covering every conceivable product, tool or gadget that relates to the world of beauty. From new airbrush makeup techniques to a $1,000.000. diamond studded flat iron . . . attendees could experience it all. Most likely, you’ll soon be seeing new trends and products which were exhibited at the IBS show, in your salon.

World renown platform artist taught the newest tips and techniques to eager professionals to bring home to you. American Salon Magazine presented the show and reported in it’s May issue the results of its first . . . Professional Choice Awards which were conducted at the IBS show. I Thought you all would be interested how the voting tallied up.

• Favorite Shampoo : PureOlogy

• Hydrate Favorite Conditioner : Matrix Biolage

• Favorite Hair color Line : Redken Color Fusion

• Favorite Hairspray : Sebastian Shaper

• Favorite Styling Product : Paul Mitchell Sculpting Foam

• Favorite Moisturizer : Aveda Hydrating Lotion

• Favorite Texturizer : Redken Rough Paste

• Favorite Shine Enhancer : Farouk Chi Silk Infusion

• Favorite Perm Manufacturer : ISO

• Favorite Men’s Line : American Crew

• Favorite Nail-Care Line : OPI

• Favorite Shears : Shears Centrix

• Favorite Hair Dryer : Farouk Chi Turbo

• Favorite Flatiron : Farouk Chi Ceramic Flatiron

• Favorite Hair Extensions : Great Lengths

• Favorite Software : SalonBiz

• Best Education From A Manufacturer : Redken

• Best Marketing Campaign : Redken

• Most Influential Industry Professional : John Paul Dejoria (John Paul Mitchell Systems)

• Best Platform Artist : Robert Cromeans

• Best Distributor : Maly’s

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